My son has made it to the Fleet! I am so proud of him. He's a big boy now, yet he is still my little baby! What makes this so sweet is that he is loving what he is doing, and doing what he loves. Makes this Momma even more proud and happy.

My daughter Courtney and her husband Brandan is now proud parents of a little girl. That means I am now a Grandma!! How exciting!

I am still a student, and take care of my family at home. I get such joy out of doing for them.

I am so happy that I live by my motto, Holding on to press on with Faith. If it wasn't for faith, and Christ I wouldn't be here to see all this happen. I hold on to every little blessing that comes my way. Each blessing gets me up in the morning and ready to ROCK the day away.

I have been through a lot of struggles this past 2012 ending the year and beginning the year with more struggles, but I will not let those struggles get to me, (even if I do sometimes cry at night, that's between God and me) but I know that those struggles will only make me stronger and relying on God himself even more, Again that is where FAITH comes into play again in my life.

I read a book quite a few years ago, I'd say about 7 yrs ago all about Faith, I passed that book series on just for the fact it made such an impact on me. I never knew that today that book would be in the back of my mind each day. Faith isn't something that you can be taught. Faith is something you learn as you walk. Faith is more then just putting one foot in front of the other, it's a living out daily not knowing where that next step could lead you but knowing that there is something GREAT as you walk each step, even if that step puts you in the middle of a storm.

Living Life, Living Hope, but most of all Living Faith.

Shannon Sparrow